I will be meeting with my coach this weekend. A requirement is to bring my goals for 2008. My goals or my "wish list" of races in 2008? If the US dollar wasn't so low in currency exchange, international racing would become my favorite hobby. So inplace of using all of my vacation time for the year, I will try to keep the travel time and expense at a minimum for 2008.
Soo many races, soo many places!
Primarily, the bike has been the most frustrating part for me in 2007. When speaking of the bike, its the maintenance of the bike. I am such a mechanical rookie. The Second frustration is my weight gain (10+lbs) in the past year, and the third is my lack of improvement in my swim.
The best way one can make goals for 2008 is to look back on one's accomplishments. The good, the great, the bad, the ugly, the mugly, the fugly, and the snuggly.
Looking back on the 2007 Race Season
March:
-XTERRA Saipan Championship 4hrs 15mins (s:33; b:2:20; r1:22) (1stAG)
April:
-XTERRA Miami (pt series) 2hrs 48mins (s:23; b:1:37; r:45) (2nd AG)
-MASS Team Relays (mtb race) 4:05
-MASS Hibernia STXC (mtb race) 29:17
May:
-Broad Street Run 10 miler: 1hr 10mins (72% age grade)
-XTERRA King of the Hill (pt series) :2hrs 04mins (1st AG, 5th oaf) (2006: 2hrs 20mins)
June:
-Wissahickon Trail Classic 10K: 56mins
-XTERRA Southeast Championship: 3hrs 20mins (s:33; b:1:41; r:1:05) (6th AG: "bonked on run")
-XTERRA East Championship: 3hrs 19mins (s:27; b:1:52; r:59) (2nd AG) (2006: 3hrs 54mins)
-Philadelphia Triathlon: 2hrs 41mins (s:31; b: 1:18; r:46) (12AG)
July:
-Stone Harbor Sister Blister Run 5K: (3rd OAF)
-Marsh Creek 10mile Trail run: 1hr 30mins (3rd in AG)
August:
-XTERRA Appalachia: 1hr 57mins (s:22, b:1:03, r:31) (3rd OAF, 1st in AG)
-XTERRA 5K Trail Run in MD: 21:30 (1st 30-39AG)
-XTERRA Schiff Scout: 1hr 44mins (s:20, b:56, r: 27) (4th OAF, 2nd in AG)
September:
-XTERRA Onteora: DNF'd (bike mechanicals)
-Philadelphia Distance Run (Half marathon): 1hr 37mins (68% age grade)
-XTERRA USA National Championship: 4hrs 24mins (s:43; b:2:43; r:57) (2006: 4hrs 33mins)
October:
-Haverford Twp Day 5K: 20:50 (2006 20:30)
-XTERRA World Championship: 4hrs 13mins (s:32; b:2:29; r:1:07) (2006: 4hrs 52mins)
November:
-Philadelphia Marathon: 4hrs 14mins
December:
TBD
So now the past is in black and white, I will think about the future before I write my 2008 goals in black and white.
